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English noun: acquired immunity

1. acquired immunity (state) immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination


Broader (hypernym)immunity, resistance


Narrower (hyponym)active immunity, passive immunity









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